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[Joshua Oreman]

On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 08:39:08PM -0400 or thereabouts, GardianofNight at aol.com seemed to write:
> Hello
> 
> im trying to download a copy of unix from the site. i have got to:
> 
> "
> 
> 2.13.1 Creating an installation CDROM
> 
> As part of each release, the FreeBSD project makes available five CDROM 
> images (``ISO images''). These images can be written (``burned'') to CDs if you 
> have a CD writer, and then used to install FreeBSD. If you have a CD writer, and 
> bandwidth is cheap, then this is the easiest way to install FreeBSD.
> 
> 
> Download the correct ISO images
> 
> The ISO images for each release can be downloaded from 
> ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-arch/version or the closest mirror. Substitute arch and 
> version as appropriate.
> 
> That directory will normally contain the following images:
> 
> Table 2-6. FreeBSD ISO image names and meanings
> 
> Filename Contains 
> version-mini.iso Everything you need to install FreeBSD. 
> version-disc1.iso Everything you need to install FreeBSD, and as many 
> additional                    third party packages as would fit on the disc. 
> version-disc2.iso A ``live filesystem'', which is used in conjunction with 
> the ``Repair'' facility in sysinstall. A copy of the FreeBSD CVS tree. As many 
> additional third party packages as would fit on the disc. 
> version-disc3.iso As many additional third party packages as would fit on the 
> disc. 
> version-disc4.iso As many additional third party packages as would fit on the 
> disc.
> 
> i wud like to dl version-disc1.iso but i odnt now which bit to use as a 
> substitue for arch or version in the url.

arch = i386 for PCs
Since it sounds like you're a newbie, you'll want version = 4.8-RELEASE.
There is also 5.1-RELEASE but it's highly discouraged for people who
are not willing to debug it. It *is* a "new technology" release, after
all.

-- Josh

> 
> could you help?
> thankyou
> 
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